21.07.2017

Robbie Kruse joins VfL

VfL Bochum 1848 have signed the Australian international Robbie Kruse. The 28-year-old striker has recently played for Liaoning FC in the Chinese Super League. But because of his earlier engagements at Fortuna Düsseldorf, VfB Stuttgart and Bayer 04 Leverkusen, he is equipped with a lot of experience in Germany.

VfL director of sports Christian Hochstätter is convinced of the qualities of the 53-times Australian international: “Robbie Kruse is a very fast player. He prefers coming over the wings and therefore meets the requirements perfectly. We have been keeping an eye on him for a while now and at the recent Confed Cup he reached a more public representation. He played in Bundesliga before, so he is aware of the demands in Germany. He also speaks German. The integration should not be a problem. We are happy that we were able to sign him in the second attempt.”

Robbie Kruse was awarded best Australian football player in 2013, won the Asian Championship with his national team in 2015 and is happy to end up at VfL:” The club is very professional, the stadium is great and the atmosphere awesome. I remember that from matches I have played against VfL. The club aims high and I hope that I can contribute my bit to reach their goals.”